Unlike i3-wsbar, which requires dzen2, i3bar does not have any dependecies other than {{Pkg|i3-wm}}. It can be used to view information generated by [[conky]] or i3status. For example (as of version 4.1):

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Unlike i3-wsbar, which requires dzen2, i3bar does not have any dependencies other than {{Pkg|i3-wm}}. It can be used to view information generated by [[conky]] or i3status. For example (as of version 4.1):

{{hc|~/.i3/config|<nowiki>

{{hc|~/.i3/config|<nowiki>

bar {

bar {

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Though development of i3bar is very active and support for custom formatting and fonts has been announced, dzen2-svn has an edge over i3bar (as of August 7th).

Though development of i3bar is very active and support for custom formatting and fonts has been announced, dzen2-svn has an edge over i3bar (as of August 7th).

Revision as of 00:23, 29 April 2013

Clients (windows) are organized in a tree data structure within containers. The tree branches via horizontal or vertical splits, and containers can also be set to tabbed or stacked layouts. Floating windows are available for corner cases that don't mix well with tiling, and remain on a separate layer above the tiled windows.